Active SLED Opportunity · WISCONSIN · DANE COUNTY
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Dane County seeks proposals for unarmed security guards and parking staff services at the Alliant Energy Center. The RFP includes evaluation on organizational capabilities, training, staffing, local office presence, cost, and local vendor preference. Proposals due June 2, 2026.
The purpose of this document is to provide interested parties with information to enable them to prepare and submit a proposal according to the specifications set forth within this document.
The County intends to use the results of this process to award a contract or issue a purchase order for the product(s) and/or service(s) stated: Unarmed security guards and parking staff services for the Alliant Energy Center.
The Dane County Purchasing Division is the sole point of contact for questions and issues that may arise during the RFP process.
The Proposer shall provide a comprehensive overview of the organizational capabilities of any national firm and the local branches. This overview must include, at a minimum, information about scheduling, staffing, organizational development, experience working with non-profit organizations, and other relevant aspects of the organization.
The Proposer shall also provide a list of clients from the past three (3) years. For each client, the Proposer must provide a complete description of the scope of work performed for each of these clients using only the Proposer's own personnel (i.e., no subcontracted personnel). Each client reference must include: the organization’s name; address; size; scope of work done; service dates; and an appropriate contact person with telephone number.
The Proposer must demostrate its ability to provide security and parking services for multiple sporting events, concerts, and other miscellaneous events. Additionally, the Proposer must demonstrate its ability to fill staffing calls of 80 or more personnel for a single shift.
Proposer shall develop a comprehensive security and customer service training program for all personnel assigned to event operations. The Proposal must include a detailed description of the training program's curriculum and delivery method(s), including the frequency of training, onboarding requirements, and any refresher training.
Identify any industry-recognized training courses or certifications that personnel will be required to complete. Additionally, describe how the Proposer will provide venue and role specific training for work at the AEC, including procedures, expectations, and site rules.
Provide a detailed description of how you will meet the desired staffing needs for the events described in this RFP. Include an estimated breakdown of the number of staff who will be local employees versus those who will be brought in from other areas, and identify the specific regions from which non-local staff will be sourced.
Describe your recruiting and transportation plans, including any partnerships with nonprofit organizations, and identify the scheduling software or tools you use to manage staffing.
Additionally, explain how you will communicate with AEC management regarding (1) role fill rates and (2) staff familiarity with AEC operations, policies, and procedures.
Provide a detailed description of your proposed Dane County office structure, including all full-time personnel who will be based in Madison and assigned to this contract. Provide biographies for the key staff members who are most likely to be assigned to the Dane County office. This must include the identification of the Contractor’s on-site Account Manager.
Only 1 proposal is allowed to be submitted per Vendor Account. This means if you are submitting multiple proposals, you must follow the instructions set forth within the Section 2.2 RFP Guidelines and Overview - Multiple Proposals & Acceptance.
It is understood that if multiple proposals are uploaded using 1 vendor account, the entire submission will be subject to disqualification.
Please DO NOT include Cost information in this section.
Upload any additional or required information documents that supplements this solicitation.
Pricing shall be inclusive of all labor, delivery costs and other expenses necessary to provide product in accordance with the specifications and terms and conditions of this bid document and your proposal.
If applicable, upload any documents providing further clarification of the submitted pricing from the Pricing Table. This is not required.
Upload your company's W9 form.
NOTE: The W9 is required to be signed within the past 12 months
Select a Local Vendor Preference:
Vendors located within Dane County automatically receive five points toward the evaluation score.
Vendors located within the counties adjacent to Dane County (Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock, Sauk) automatically receive two points toward the evaluation score.
Vendors located outside of Dane County and the 7 counties adjacent to Dane County would choose "No Preference".
NOTE: A post office box address does not qualify as an established place of business.
Has your company been found by the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") or the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission ("WERC") to have violated any statute or regulation regarding labor standards or relations in the seven years prior to the date this bid submission is signed?
If yes is answered, a copy of any relevant information regarding such violation is required to be uploaded with your bid submission.
Additional information about the NLRB and WERC can be found using the following links:
www.nlrb.gov and http://werc.wi.gov.
Reference Guidelines - Section F.
Does your company agree to furnish the commodities or services of this bid to municipalities and state agencies?
Please specify what information you wish to designate as confidential and proprietary. Please identify section/ pages/ topic /documents, etc.
NOTE: Pricing sections cannot be designated as confidential and proprietary.
If nothing will be designated, simply type "None" in the section below.
1. I will have to unsubmit my proposal response.
2. I will have to acknowledge the posted addendum.
3. I will have to take action in responding to the changes on either the Specification Section or Pricing Section.
4. I will then have to resubmit my proposal response.
Further instructions on addendum(a) postings can be found here.
In submitting and confirming this solicitation response, we certify that we have not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any agreement or participated in any collusion or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competition; that no attempt has been made to induce any other person or firm to submit or not to submit a solicitation response; that this solicitation response has been independently arrived at without collusion with any other vendor competitor or potential competitor; that this solicitation response has not been knowingly disclosed prior to the opening of bids to any other vendor or competitor; that the above statement is accurate under penalty of perjury.
Further, by submitting this solicitation response, firm agrees with all the terms, conditions, and specifications required by the County in this solicitation and declares that the corresponding solicitation response and pricing are in conformity therewith.
I have read and understood the entire document.
I declare under penalty of false swearing under the law of Wisconsin that the foregoing is true and correct.
Write in month, day, year and city/state in which the submission occurred.
Example: June 27, 2025 in Madison, WI
Provide First Name, Last Name and Title
Enter a specific date
Figure 2 months minimum for RFB,
Figure 6 month minimum for RFP from posting date
The typical lead time from intake to solicitation posting is 3-6 weeks depending on whether it's an RFP or RFB and complexity of the solicitation.
Please provide desired posting date and justification for rush request
NOTE: All vendor conferences are defaulted to begin at 10:00 am. Select dates that you and other staff are available at 10:00 am.
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SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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